Free haircuts for Canada Day celebrations: St. John's salon snips 150 kids

A St. John's hair salon is celebrating Canada's 150th birthday by hooking 150 kids up with free summer haircuts.

On Monday, The Headroom wasgiving away 150 haircuts to the first 150 kids age 13 and under who signed up. Staff from theHeadroom's two locations in St. John's and Paradise volunteeredat the Lemarchant Road salon to help make it happen.

Owner Trish Molloysaidshe was inspired to offer the free cuts after watching CBC Morning Livewhich has been doing promotions lately on different ways Canadians are celebrating the country's 150th birthday.

"We decided to do what we do best, cut hair ...This time of year, when they finish school a lot of parents want to get their kids' hair cut so we decided to go that way with it."

Molloy said her staff snipped their way through about a dozen clients every hour.

While haircutswhich normally cost $17 to $25were free, the salon was accepting donations for the Association for New Canadians. By 3:30 p.m. it had collected $650.

"This has come together really quickly, and it's going to be a great celebration and we're all very proud to be Canadian," Molloy told the St. John's Morning Show.

"Canada's very important to me, and Newfoundland or course, and this is the best way I could think of to celebrate."